Ten original essays focus on the rise, change, and persistence of the Native American reservation system. Contributors drawn from history, anthropology, sociology, and political science offer divergent points of view buttressed by historical and ethnographic case studies. Together, these articles suggest that the time has come--or is long overdue--to rethink the basic assumptions underlying Federal Indian policy. CONTENTSIntroduction, George Pierre Castile & Robert L. BeePart I--Historical Foundations of the Reservation SystemAn Elusive Institution: The Meanings of Indian Reservations in Gold Rush California, John M. FindlayCrow Leadership Amidst Reservation Oppression, Frederick E. HoxiePart II--The Nonreservation ExperienceUtah Indians and the Homestead Laws, Martha C. KnackThe Enduring Reservations of Oklahoma, John H. MooreWithout Reservation: Federal Indian Policy and the Landless Tribes of Washington, Frank W. Porter, IIIPart III--Power and SymbolsRiding the Paper Tiger, Robert L. BeeIndian Sign: Hegemony and Symbolism in Federal Indian Policy, George P. CastilePart IV--The Resource BasePrimitive Accumulation, Reservations, and the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, Lawrence Weiss & David C.MaasShortcomings of the Indian Self-Determination Policy, George S. Esber, Jr.Getting to Yes in the New West: The Negotiation of Policy, Thomas R. McGuire